Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.3075
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.3075
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9) *Last days of Kuntī.* The great war ended. Thousands of warriors on the Kaurava side like the mighty Karṇa were no more. On the Pāṇḍava side also many were killed. Though the Pāṇḍavas won the war their hearts no more enjoyed peace or happiness. Kuntī suffered as though caught in a wild fire. She asked the Pāṇḍavas to perform the obsequies for Karṇa also. When she let out the secret that Karṇa was her firstborn child Dharmaputra burst into tears. Kuntī consoled Subhadrā and Uttarā who were lamenting over the death of Abhimanyu. She requested Śrī Kṛṣṇa to cremate the dead son of Uttarā.